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last december, i wrote michelle obama a christmas card. just a mom to mom note to say thank you for caring. the first lady not only read my letter. she invited my husband and i to the white house. twass an amazing experience. but what's even more amazing is knowing that our commander in chief and first lady are thinking about families like mine every single day. so -- [applause] like i said, i'm not a political person, but i'm a mom. and if someone is there for my family and families like mine, then i'll be there for them. that's why i am so proud to introduce my fellow mom and our first lady michelle obama. >> thank you. thank you very much. with your help -- let me start. i want to start by thanking elaine. thank you so much. we are so grateful for your family's service and sacrifice. and we will always have your back. over the past few years as first lady, i have had the extraordinary privilege of traveling all across this country, and everywhere i've gone and the people i've met and the stories i've heard, i have seen the very best of
last december, i wrote michelle obama a christmas card. just a mom to mom note to say thank you for caring. the first lady not only read my letter. she invited my husband and i to the white house. twass an amazing experience. but what's even more amazing is knowing that our commander in chief and first lady are thinking about families like mine every single day. so -- [applause] like i said, i'm not a political person, but i'm a mom. and if someone is there for my family and families like mine,...
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to the love of my life, our next first lady, michelle obama. and to malia and sasha, i love you so much, and i am so proud of you. four years ago, i stood before you and told you my story, of the brief union between a young man from kenya and a young woman from kansas, who weren't well off or well known, but shared a belief that in america their son could achieve whatever he put his mind to. it is that promise that has always set this country apart - that through hard work and sacrifice, each of us can pursue our individual dreams but still come together as one american family, to ensure that the next generation can pursue their dreams as well. that's why i stand here tonight. because for two hundred and thirty two years, at each moment when that promise was in jeopardy, ordinary men and women - students and soldiers, farmers and teachers, nurses and janitors -- found the courage to keep it alive. we meet at one of those defining moments - a moment when our nation is at war, our economy is in turmoil, and the american promise has been threatene
to the love of my life, our next first lady, michelle obama. and to malia and sasha, i love you so much, and i am so proud of you. four years ago, i stood before you and told you my story, of the brief union between a young man from kenya and a young woman from kansas, who weren't well off or well known, but shared a belief that in america their son could achieve whatever he put his mind to. it is that promise that has always set this country apart - that through hard work and sacrifice, each...
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then, first lady michelle obama and jill biden speak about making it easier for military spouses to get state professional licenses after relocating. following his primary victories in michigan and arizona, republican presidential candidate mitt romney is in dayton, ohio, for a town hall style of an this afternoon. the state is one of 10 contests up for grabs next tuesday. it is expected to get under way at about 3:00 p.m. eastern. >> " can we win with? none of them. >> none of them? >> obama just change the entire dynamic. >> look inside the new hbo movie and best-selling book to gain the inside story of what happened in the 2008 presidential campaign. >> you know the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull? lipstick. >> sunday, with the co-authors. >> their expectation coming out of that speech was the she was an asset to the campaign and for the week or 10 days immediately after that, she was, and on the democratic side, there was a lot of concern as the mccain-palin ticket can out of the convention. people on the democratic side were sort of freaking out. >> we talk about "ga
then, first lady michelle obama and jill biden speak about making it easier for military spouses to get state professional licenses after relocating. following his primary victories in michigan and arizona, republican presidential candidate mitt romney is in dayton, ohio, for a town hall style of an this afternoon. the state is one of 10 contests up for grabs next tuesday. it is expected to get under way at about 3:00 p.m. eastern. >> " can we win with? none of them. >> none of...
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hannity talked about michelle obama. the tape does not exist. it was a total fabrication and fox news spent hours on it. host: is rush limbaugh a hateful person? casco he says hateful things. he is a -- guest: he says hateful things. he is a successful broadcaster. he says a lot of hateful things. host: why? guest: i think it is because it is his schtick. it brings people to this radio show and they buy products. he is a very successful. i take my hat off to him as a radio talk-show host. nobody is as good as he is. caller: yes, rush limbaugh is a bad guy. what i want to talk about is the energy commission the other day passed a bill and eric cantor put a bill and that said that he was going to give line item veto power to the president. democrats were jumping all over it because they had been wanting it. they send the bills to him and the added the pipeline, for example, and they knocked down the pipeline. once they decided, we still want the pipeline, it never went back to him. they changed the whole bill. it does not go back to the president.
hannity talked about michelle obama. the tape does not exist. it was a total fabrication and fox news spent hours on it. host: is rush limbaugh a hateful person? casco he says hateful things. he is a -- guest: he says hateful things. he is a successful broadcaster. he says a lot of hateful things. host: why? guest: i think it is because it is his schtick. it brings people to this radio show and they buy products. he is a very successful. i take my hat off to him as a radio talk-show host....
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and michelle obama sent christmas wishes to all americans. the family is currently in hawaii for the christmas holiday. john boehner and deliver the republican address. he talked about efforts to reach agreement with the president on the so-called fiscal cliff. >> this weekend as to gather with family and friends, michelle and i wanted to wish you a merry christmas and happy holidays. >> we both love this time of year, and there's nothing quite like celebrating the holidays at the white house. it is an incredible experience, and when we tried to share with as many folks as possible. this month, more than 90,000 people will come through the white house to see the holiday decorations. our theme for this year's holiday season was a joy to all, a reminder to appreciate the many joys of the holidays. the joy of giving, the joy of service, and the joy of homecoming. >> this weekend, parents are picking up their kids from college and making room for all the laundry they bring with them. children are counting down the hours until the grandparent's ar
and michelle obama sent christmas wishes to all americans. the family is currently in hawaii for the christmas holiday. john boehner and deliver the republican address. he talked about efforts to reach agreement with the president on the so-called fiscal cliff. >> this weekend as to gather with family and friends, michelle and i wanted to wish you a merry christmas and happy holidays. >> we both love this time of year, and there's nothing quite like celebrating the holidays at the...
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obama, the first lady of the united states. on the fifth, we have president bill clinton and so many others speaking here. our great keynote speaker, the mayor of san antonio, and so many others, who will be taking to the stage to talk about the vision and the message that the president and his campaign has for the next four years. the stage and screen is behind me will allow them to deliver that message in a visually engaging way, both to the thousands of people here in the arena and to the millions who will be watching at home or online. today is really exciting for me. i started working on convention planning almost three years ago, believe it or not. and moved here, as i said, last june to oversee this process. it is hard for me to thank so many people who have worked tirelessly on this. i would like to thank first and foremost our staff, the staff of the democratic national convention committee, and our partners at the host committee here in charlotte for the incredibly hard work they did to make today and to make next wee
obama, the first lady of the united states. on the fifth, we have president bill clinton and so many others speaking here. our great keynote speaker, the mayor of san antonio, and so many others, who will be taking to the stage to talk about the vision and the message that the president and his campaign has for the next four years. the stage and screen is behind me will allow them to deliver that message in a visually engaging way, both to the thousands of people here in the arena and to the...
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obama, and cia director david petraeus. monday, we hear from michele bachmann. tune in at noon and 10:00 p.m. eastern each day here on c-span. >> what i want people to get from the book is a better understanding of who she was, what she was like in that four- year period, and most of the books written do not have the information themselves. i happened to be there. i knew her. >> from late-1960, through 1964, former secret service agents clint hill served on the protection detail of jacqueline kennedy. >> there was no humor -- there was no tabloid stuff in there. she put me to the challenge. >> more with clint hill sunday night at 8:00 p.m. on c-span's "q&a." >> nit romney's work with bain capital has been discussed in his presidential campaign. we spoke with michael krandish and look at video where bain capital was mentioned. this was 25 minutes. >> michael kranish is the deputy bureau chief in washington, d.c., for the "boston globe." bain capital is the centerpiece of the obama campaign strategy. it has been front and cen
obama, and cia director david petraeus. monday, we hear from michele bachmann. tune in at noon and 10:00 p.m. eastern each day here on c-span. >> what i want people to get from the book is a better understanding of who she was, what she was like in that four- year period, and most of the books written do not have the information themselves. i happened to be there. i knew her. >> from late-1960, through 1964, former secret service agents clint hill served on the protection detail of...
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obama, that her support was clearly used in the campaign. >> i think a combination of those things has moved us forward. thanks very much to the panel. a great discussion. thank you. [applause] thanks everyone for coming. good night. >> today on "washington journal" we'll talk about the republican party and hispanic voters following the 2012 election with the hispanic steering committee chairman for mitt romney's presidential campaign and then a look at policy agenda and political goals with justin ruben. and later, a discussion on the new leadership in china and what it means for u.s./china relations. also a preview of president obama's trip to asia. "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern on c-span. >>truman had two big puzzles in his life. the first was this is a man who got into politics having failed in many businesses as a young man. tom way to get into politics in -- the only way to get into politics was a machine. two machines. he picked up the pender gast machine, the most corrupt and often vicious machine. i said to myself, how did this happen? how could he possibly work in
obama, that her support was clearly used in the campaign. >> i think a combination of those things has moved us forward. thanks very much to the panel. a great discussion. thank you. [applause] thanks everyone for coming. good night. >> today on "washington journal" we'll talk about the republican party and hispanic voters following the 2012 election with the hispanic steering committee chairman for mitt romney's presidential campaign and then a look at policy agenda and...
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former presidents jimmy carter and first lady michelle obama is expected to speak on tuesday, september 4. wednesday, september 5, elizabeth warren, who is running for senate in massachusetts, will be making a speech. the nominating speech will be made by former president bill clinton. a vote on the nomination and a roll call of states takes place on september 5. on thursday, vice president biden speaks and president obama makes his acceptance speech. you can see that on the c-span network in you can watch it on c-span radio. go to our web page, c-span.org. back to the phones, brian in san antonio, texas is on the line. how should political conventions be changed in 2016? caller: not at all. i think the conventions are fine. somehow, we need to hear what they have to say. what bothers is the way that the media covers the convention. it is kind of horrifying. people are flipping around different channels and they are seeing that other channels are leading things out and completely cutting out the heart touching stories. it is amazing to me the baez the media has been about this. -- biase
former presidents jimmy carter and first lady michelle obama is expected to speak on tuesday, september 4. wednesday, september 5, elizabeth warren, who is running for senate in massachusetts, will be making a speech. the nominating speech will be made by former president bill clinton. a vote on the nomination and a roll call of states takes place on september 5. on thursday, vice president biden speaks and president obama makes his acceptance speech. you can see that on the c-span network in...
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we saw both michelle obama and ohio had to events. joe biden had her first and only solo campaign event yesterday in ohio. we are seeing a lot of the presidential candidates. we're going wherever they are. host: tom tory was joining us from cleveland. meanwhile we are live in lakewood, ohio. thank you for being with us. guest: my pleasure. host: next is carolyn, democrat's line. good afternoon. caller: i am just calling to say that i am very pleased with my president. he has done all he can to work with the republicans. they will not work with him. i am from a small town. it is evident how vindictive they are. the way they did president obama, and they have not done anything. they said religion was off the table. what i have read about organism, i do not want nobody that doesn't serve god. host: republican line. caller: i am just disgusted to listen to all these lies. i just listen to biden. i would like to know -- i like the americans to know if obama is president again we're going to end up like russia. there are thousands of family
we saw both michelle obama and ohio had to events. joe biden had her first and only solo campaign event yesterday in ohio. we are seeing a lot of the presidential candidates. we're going wherever they are. host: tom tory was joining us from cleveland. meanwhile we are live in lakewood, ohio. thank you for being with us. guest: my pleasure. host: next is carolyn, democrat's line. good afternoon. caller: i am just calling to say that i am very pleased with my president. he has done all he can to...
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obama agreed to marry me. i want to wish you happy anniversary and let you know that a year from now, we will not be celebrating it in front of 40 million people. four years ago, we went through the worst financial crisis since the great depression. millions of jobs were lost. the auto industry was on thethe financial system froze up. because of the resilience and the determination of the american people, we have begun to fight our way back. we have seen five million jobs in the private sector created. the auto industry has come back. housing has begun to rise. we have a lot of work to do. the question here is not where going. governor romney has a perspective that says if we cut taxes, skew toward the wealthy, and roll back regulations, we will be better off. i have a different view. we have to invest in education and training. sources of oil in america, change our tax code to help small businesses and companies investing in the united states, that we take some of the money that we are saving rebuild america.
obama agreed to marry me. i want to wish you happy anniversary and let you know that a year from now, we will not be celebrating it in front of 40 million people. four years ago, we went through the worst financial crisis since the great depression. millions of jobs were lost. the auto industry was on thethe financial system froze up. because of the resilience and the determination of the american people, we have begun to fight our way back. we have seen five million jobs in the private sector...
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we need to take it to the supreme court and make the case, take obama care down. thank you for coming out. [cheers and applause] >> speaking of congressman michelle bachmann, she couldn't be here today, but she asked me to read a statement. i'm going to do that quickly. "greetings fellow patriots. thank you for coming to washington to send a loud message to your government. we do not want socialized health care. this "road to repeal rally" is a continuation of a long fight against a horrific piece of legislation. the tea party patriots have done an incredible job keeping the momentum mind the effort to repeal. it pains me not to be here at the start of this important week before the supreme court takes up the constitution nalt of the largest social welfare entitlement program in our nation's history. but i am with you in the fight. from the inception of obama care, i have been fighting to kill this abject failure of a bill. i was the first person to introduce the repeals bill because i wanted the american people to know that we, members of congress, have not waive
we need to take it to the supreme court and make the case, take obama care down. thank you for coming out. [cheers and applause] >> speaking of congressman michelle bachmann, she couldn't be here today, but she asked me to read a statement. i'm going to do that quickly. "greetings fellow patriots. thank you for coming to washington to send a loud message to your government. we do not want socialized health care. this "road to repeal rally" is a continuation of a long fight...
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look at michele obama, is she having a great time in the white house? this is their money. he earned his money. all these hollywood stars, these movies stars, they make more than mitt romney in a year. this is over his lifetime. are you guys jealous? it makes me sick. >> we get the point. mary is on the line for democrats. good afternoon. >> hello. how're you doing? that lady was all wrong, honey. the guy was right, the one that was 54 and said it was not want to work with medicare -- medicaid for him -- it was not going to work with medicaid for him anymore. if they're going to cut medicare and privatize social security. these people had better wake up. i feel sorry for those being fooled by mitt romney and paul ryan is not good for anybody. he wants to cut social security and turn it into a voucher program. my mom was so worried about paul ryan, and she literally started crying because she now thinks medicaid and social security is going to be cut off. she is 80, but she is still afraid to i want people to wake up and read the bills before you start calling names. >> ange
look at michele obama, is she having a great time in the white house? this is their money. he earned his money. all these hollywood stars, these movies stars, they make more than mitt romney in a year. this is over his lifetime. are you guys jealous? it makes me sick. >> we get the point. mary is on the line for democrats. good afternoon. >> hello. how're you doing? that lady was all wrong, honey. the guy was right, the one that was 54 and said it was not want to work with medicare...
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that is not what i mean. >> michele bachmann wants to eliminate both medicare and social security. >> that is wrong. he just made a false statement. >> can i talk please? here's the situation. we have to say this to programs to get serious. i put on the floor that let's raise the social security cap. the rabbit and it takes social security for many years. seniors will have insurance that they can retire that they have earned. on the other time, we have to attack the issue on the cost side and be willing to negotiate with pharmaceuticals. michele bachmann is ready to do that. >> these are false statements and assertions. what i have worked on is to make sure we say social security, save medicare. we have to reform. medicare is 50 years old. we have to update the way we deliver high-quality health care. we have to make sure its is there for kids who are coming. beforene knows we need a for appeared quite slowly back in just a moment. we will talk about obamacare and foreign policy and hopefully some energy policy. we will be back in just a moment. >> jim graves is here to rebut that com
that is not what i mean. >> michele bachmann wants to eliminate both medicare and social security. >> that is wrong. he just made a false statement. >> can i talk please? here's the situation. we have to say this to programs to get serious. i put on the floor that let's raise the social security cap. the rabbit and it takes social security for many years. seniors will have insurance that they can retire that they have earned. on the other time, we have to attack the issue on...
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. >> michelle obama when she first appeared on the scene. >> a fiscal conservative. >> i like her stand on immigration. she will be tough on that. >> as dahlias will be carried into the white house. >> the american people. >> the personal experience in congress. a real positive campaign from here on out. >> tuesday, the road to the white house goes through the iowa caucuses. the c-span coverage begins talking with political experts and taking your calls. later at 7:00 a.m., the caucus process and the state of the presidential race. then, at 8:00, coverage from central iowa followed by the results and the speeches of candidates. we will have live coverage of another caucus on c-span2. the c-span coverage of the iowa caucuses are available on-line 2012.span's.org/campaign >> tomorrow, the chair of the rick perry campaign will discuss their expectations in iowa. we will then hear from a house republican leader and the chair for and the newt gingrich campaign. and then we have the governor from iowa. "washington journal" takes your calls every morning starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c
. >> michelle obama when she first appeared on the scene. >> a fiscal conservative. >> i like her stand on immigration. she will be tough on that. >> as dahlias will be carried into the white house. >> the american people. >> the personal experience in congress. a real positive campaign from here on out. >> tuesday, the road to the white house goes through the iowa caucuses. the c-span coverage begins talking with political experts and taking your...
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michelle is probably known to you because she served from the beginning of the obama administration through february of this year as the undersecretary of defense for policy, where she was the principal adviser to the secretary of defense in the formulation of national security and defense policy. and in that capacity led the development of the defense department's new strategic guidance. michelle is well known to us here at brookings, has appeared many times, both when she was an administration spokesman, the senior at defense department official, and in her previous capacity as the cofounder of the center for a new american security, a new think tank that is doing excellent work in the field of developing national security and defense policy. she served in previous administrations as the principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for strategy and threat reduction, and she is now chair of the national security advisory group of the obama-biden reelection campaign. rich williamson, ambassador, is a non-resident senior fellow at the brookings institution, now on leave to the campaign fo
michelle is probably known to you because she served from the beginning of the obama administration through february of this year as the undersecretary of defense for policy, where she was the principal adviser to the secretary of defense in the formulation of national security and defense policy. and in that capacity led the development of the defense department's new strategic guidance. michelle is well known to us here at brookings, has appeared many times, both when she was an...
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she talked about her work on the council of women and girls, when presidentmet the and michelle obama. this is just over half an hour. >> thank you. we are pleased today to welcome a valerie jarrett, senior adviser and assistant to the president. in her role, she chairs the white house council on women and girls, and oversees the office of international government affairs and urban affairs. she has served as the co-chair of the obama-biden transition team, and was the senior adviser to the presidential campaign. before this, she was the chief executive officer of the habitat company. she has held positions in the public and private sector, including the chairman of the chicago transit board and deputy chief of staff for mayor daley. she practiced law, with two private law firms, and served as director of corporate and not-for-profit boards, including the chairman of the chicago stock exchange and the federal reserve bank of chicago. interviewing her is a host of "morning joe." her second book, which examines the role of women in the workplace, reached number one in in the new york tim
she talked about her work on the council of women and girls, when presidentmet the and michelle obama. this is just over half an hour. >> thank you. we are pleased today to welcome a valerie jarrett, senior adviser and assistant to the president. in her role, she chairs the white house council on women and girls, and oversees the office of international government affairs and urban affairs. she has served as the co-chair of the obama-biden transition team, and was the senior adviser to...
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turning to obama-cameron, michelle and barack have been very kind to sam and me. we have struck up a good partnership. we talked through issues and do not need to remind each other of the basic threats that we face. but there are three things about barack that really stand out for me. -- strength, moral authority, and wisdom. strength because he has been strong when required to defend his national interests. under president obama leadership, america got osama bin laden. [applause] together with supporters of america has weakened al qaeda. the president says what he will do and he sticks to it. i will never forget the phone call on libya. he told me exactly what role in america would play in libya. he delivered his side of the bargain to the letter. we deliver our side of the bargain, too. but as all agree that the world is better off without of some of the latest. the world is better off without khaddafi, too. [applause] moral authority because he understands that the means matter every bit as much as the ends. america must do the right thing. to provide moral lea
turning to obama-cameron, michelle and barack have been very kind to sam and me. we have struck up a good partnership. we talked through issues and do not need to remind each other of the basic threats that we face. but there are three things about barack that really stand out for me. -- strength, moral authority, and wisdom. strength because he has been strong when required to defend his national interests. under president obama leadership, america got osama bin laden. [applause] together with...
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senator obama, you get first crack at that. >> my wife, michelle, is there and she could give you a much longer list than i do. and most of the time, i learn it by asking her. but, look, the nature of the challenges that we're going to face are immense and one of the things that we know about the presidency is that it's never the challenges that you expect. it's the challenges that you don't that end up consuming most of your time. but here's what i do know. i know that i wouldn't be standing here if it weren't for the fact that this country gave me opportunity. i came from very modest means. i had a single mom and my grandparents raised me and it was because of the help of scholarships and my grandmother scrimping on things that she might have wanted to purchase and my mom, at one point, getting food stamps in order for us to put food on the table. despite all that, i was able to go to the best schools on earth and i was able to succeed in a way that i could not have succeeded anywhere else in this country. the same is true for michelle and i'm sure the same is true for a lot of you. an
senator obama, you get first crack at that. >> my wife, michelle, is there and she could give you a much longer list than i do. and most of the time, i learn it by asking her. but, look, the nature of the challenges that we're going to face are immense and one of the things that we know about the presidency is that it's never the challenges that you expect. it's the challenges that you don't that end up consuming most of your time. but here's what i do know. i know that i wouldn't be...